JAGUAR Complaints

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED DUE TO THE THROTTLE STICKING. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND BROKE CONSUMER'S FINGER. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH 2003 JAGUAR XK8 STALLING. *MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WHEN HIS KNEE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. *NM

ENGINE STALLS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE THEREFORE ALSO INOPERABLE. VEHICLE MUST BE COASTED IN THIS CONDITION TO A STOP AND PUT IN "PARK" BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THIS OBVIOUSLY IS A LIFE-THREATENING MANEUVER IN MULTIPLE LANES OF 70 MPH TRAFFIC.DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO REPAIR VEHICLE. *AK CONDITION HAS OCCURED MULTIPLE TIMES; THE DATE BELOW IS THE MOST RECENT.

WHILE DRIVING AT LOS ANGELES FREEWAY AT 55MPH AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE GOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK

1997 JAGUAR XK8 SUDDENLY STALLS OUT COMPLETELY DURING FREEWAY DRIVING. OTHER LISTINGS AT NHTSA REGARDING THIS. POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUE AS THE CAR CANNOT BE STEERED OFF THE ROAD EASILY. NO WARNING OF FAILURE - RESULTING IN FOLLOWING TRAFFIC HAVING TO BREAK LANE SUDDENLY TO AVOID THE STALLED JAG. THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS STUFF.*AK

WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION JUMP FORWARD. THE DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST FIVE MONTHS, THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE "POWER TRAIN" WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH DISPLAY CAME ON. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, SINCE THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN ENGAGING OR RE-ENGAGING (AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE OR PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR) THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE FAILURES SEEM TO OCCUR RANDOMLY AND NOT EVERY TIME THE CRUISE CONTROL IS USED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CONTROL COMPUTER AND RE-DONE A NUMBER OF WIRING HARNESSES. EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REPLICATED, THE FAILURE HISTORY IS CAPTURED IN THE CAR'S ON-BOARD COMPUTER. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY CONSUMER'S KNEE HITS THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OFF. *AK

THE 1998 XJ8 WHILE AT HIGHWAY / INTERSTATE SPEED 55 AND UP HAS GONE INTO LIMP OR STALL MODE AT RANDOM (6 TIMES IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS) EXPOSING THE OCCUPTANTS TO SEVERE TRAFFIC HAZARDS FROM FAST MOVING VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE COAST TO A STANDSTILL AND MUST BE PUT IN PARK TO RESTART. THE JAGUAR DEALER HAS CHANGED OUT PARTS BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. MANY 1998 JAGUAR OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS MAY 18, 2003

ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND MYSELF WHILE DRIVING MANY TIMES (>20) BUT FORTUNATELY MOST OF THE TIMES SHE WAS ON CITY STREETS WHERE IT WASN'T MUCH OF A PROBLEM TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE GREATEST PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT SPEED LIMIT (65 MPH) ON FREEWAYS IN THE FAST LANES. THIS CAUSED HER TO ALMOST BE INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AS SHE TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP (BAUER JAGUAR IN SANTA ANA, CA), THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY A CLOSURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY PLATE WHEN THE UNIT GOES INTO A SELF-CLEANING MODE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS MADE A CHANGE IN THROTTLE BODY PLATE STOP SO THAT IT WILL NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY WHEN IT GOES INTO THIS SELF-CLEANING MODE. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN SINCE THE DEALERSHIP APPLIED THIS CHANGE BUT I HAVE A GREATER CONCERN FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO MIGHT ENCOUNTER THIS PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE. *JB